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News Roundup: Tata DoCoMo Launches BuddyNet, 3G Auction, Dell SAAS..and more

By Team PI 1 Comment

Tata DoCoMo Launches BuddyNet BuddyNet is a platform where Tata Docomo subscribers can invite unlimited number of friends and stay connected and talk unlimited with them anywhere in India. The major benefits of having your friends on BuddyNet is that … Read More »

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18 Aug

Indian OTAs – Who is riding the traffic wave?

By sinha 5 Comments

So the consolidation in Indian OTA business has begun and what’s interesting is that post Travelguru acquisition, Travelocity will be an OTA as well as a search player (iXiGo powers Travelguru’s flight search). We believe there will be further consolidation … Read More »

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17 Aug

News Roundup – Yatra:DishTV, Consim Info Defers IPO plans..and more

By sinha 1 Comment

India Business News: Yatra:DishTV, ConsimInfo has deferred it’s IPO plans. SareGaMa has agressive plans for digital music sale. Read More »

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15 Dec

Travel industry wrapup: MMT to foray into bus ticketing, Expedia to enter Indian market

By sinha 2 Comments

MakeMyTrip(MMT) to foray into bus ticketing service MMT, after raising $15mn is foraying into other areas like bus ticketing service – this, for sure is validation of RedBus.in’s business model. Too early to say whether MMT will buy some stake … Read More »

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10 Oct

Indian Travel Industry roundup: TravelGuru to acquire Desiya, MakeMyTrip raises $15mn, Yatra plans IPO

By sinha 12 Comments

It’s show time (as well as consolidation time) in the online Travel space and here is the current roundup: TravelGuru to acquire Desiya (reports vccircle) Gurgaon-based Desiya was founded in early 2005, and currently employs about 50 people. It only … Read More »

desiya, makemytrip, travelguru, yatra

07 Jun

Online Travel Industry in India – the story so far

By sinha 28 Comments

The online travel market, as we all know is overcrowded. Here is a quick recap of the existing players, what they do and their funding status: OTA (online travel agency) Funding Investor Extra plugs FlightRaja (now called Via) $5 million … Read More »